Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day _ it also could harm your health.

A local family is sharing the story of their child’s congenital heart disease diagnosis as a way to encourage other families to focus on resilience.

This is the 21st year of the UIW Red Dress Fashion Show.

For one local woman, her entire family has been dealing with heart health issues, from having to get valve replacements, to suffering strokes and open heart surgery.

Thousands of people will gather Saturday for the American Heart Association’s Heart and Stroke Walk to honor survivors, remember those who lost their lives and raise lifesaving funds.

As the extreme temperatures and poor air quality rise throughout the state and country, so does the risk of a heart attack. A recent study by the American Heart Association showed the dangerous combination of both factors doubling one’s risk of having a fatal heart attack.

Emergencies can happen anywhere, and knowing CPR can be life-saving. The American Heart Association says when a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately receiving CPR from someone nearby.

Taking care of your heart is very important for your health. That’s why the American Heart Association is working with San Antonio community partners and health organizations to improve the health and wellness of those in the community.

The American Heart Association recommends eating four handfuls, or one and a half ounces, of unsalted nuts per week.

SAN ANTONIO – February is the the American Heart Association’s Heart Month, a time when good heart health should be at the forefront and something that COVID-19 tends to overshadow. Dr. Elaine Maldonado, a pediatric cardiologist at UT Health San Antonio, said increasingly, alarmed parents are bringing their children into her office, worried their loved one is suffering from a heart condition. But stress and anxiety can bring on a lot of these symptoms that would point people towards thinking that they have a heart problem,” Maldonado said. Maldonado said the best way to make sure it’s not the heart is a cardiac evaluation. Once a heart attack is ruled out, the next step should be correcting the situation at home that is causing the anxiety.

With February being American Heart Month, there is a new campaign, “Don’t Die of Doubt”, which emphasizes symptoms of heart attack and stroke, need to access care by calling 9-1-1 even during the COVID-19 pandemic. People can receive safe care for heart attack or stroke symptoms, and other urgent medical needs, in hospitals. When it comes to surviving a heart attack or a stroke, seconds count, and so doubting symptoms, and thereby delaying care, may prove deadly. AdWarning signs of a heart attack, courtesy of Heart.orgChest discomfort. Use the letters in “F.A.S.T.” to spot stroke signs and know when to call 9-1-1, courtesy of stroke.orgFace dropping.

It can be in the morning, afternoon, at night before bed, or heck, even at 3 a.m.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – The American Heart Association says 24 percent of heart attack patients don’t fill their prescriptions within a week after discharge, and 34 percent of heart attack patients with multiple prescriptions stop taking at least one within the first month. Kimby Jagnandan, 42, is a heart attack survivor. Davis said getting patients to take all of the heart medication they need is a big problem. Right now Panaceutics produces nutritional supplements in portable packets; the idea is to have patients take multiple heart medications compounded in a single, edible dose. Dr. Davis says he expects Florida hospital will begin testing the edible gel in the next few months.

WebMD advocates cardiovascular exertion as the most effective exercise, with stretching and weight training playing a supporting role. Cardiovascular ActivityThe Franklin Institute's Center for Innovation in Science Learning offers some tips to help on the road to heart health that can be incorporated into everyday life. Good forms of cardiovascular exercise include swimming, which is an overall body workout and which really gets your heart pumping. Running is well known for its overall health benefits and has a great impact on heart health in particular. ResultsAccording to the American Heart Association a lack of exercise is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke and is strongly linked to heart attacks.

SAN ANTONIO – Students at John Glenn Elementary School at East Central Independent School District kicked off their big fundraising event for the American Heart Association, Heart Healthy Month, on Tuesday. The American Heart Association is teaching children to help others through the fundraising. We share that message with them," said Yvette White, the ‎American Heart Association’s youth market director for South Texas. The children learn about how to have healthy heart from a young age. "The younger they start to take care of their hearts, the stronger their hearts are go to be," White said.